korvapuusti

== Finnish == === Etymology === korva +‎ Swedish pust; originally “cuff on the ear”. The sense “cinnamon roll” (possibly originally humorous) is probably due to the earlike appearance of the pastry and may have first been coined in Swedish örfil (although note that this sense exists only in Finland Swedish and is unknown in Sweden). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkorʋɑˌpuːsti/, [ˈko̞rʋɑ̝ˌpuːs̠ti] Rhymes: -uːsti Syllabification(key): kor‧va‧puus‧ti Hyphenation(key): korva‧puusti === Noun === korvapuusti cuff on the ear (box on the ear; painful smack on the side of the head) antaa jollekulle korvapuusti ― to give someone a cuff on the ear / to box someone's ears cinnamon roll (rolled pastry flavored with cinnamon and sugar, especially one also flavored with cardamom and with an earlike shape folded from the top or diagonally) ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “korvapuusti”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023